A visit to the Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
34.3313, -80.2948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Bishopville. Bishopville lies just to the south southeast of the Turkey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lockard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lockard Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockard Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Bishopville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152348 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sandy Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Level Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level Cemetery
- Scotch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cassatt Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Cassatt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992995 <5>
- Piedmont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Kellytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Kellytown Cemetery is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alcot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Cassatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McBee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prestwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- North Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shepard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Angelus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Turkey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethune
- Bishopville
- Camden
- Hartsville
- Jefferson
- Kershaw
- Lamar
- Lamar lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- McBee
- McBee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McBee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1227244 (Turkey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227244 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lee
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lucknow
- Location given for Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3312651 Lon: -80.294794
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkey Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |